A Madison man was sentenced Wednesday on a federal charge of arson for starting a fire in the City-County Building last summer.
Marquon Clark, 26, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after admitting to the crime, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea’s office. He was charged in federal court in October.
On June 24, 2020, Clark threw projectiles at the City-County Building and tossed a lit roll of paper towels through the broken windows during the civil unrest in downtown Madison. A news release said the building had been occupied by over 250 people at the time of the attack, including 182 adults and juveniles who were being held in the jail.